PSYC 2120 Chapter 2: Chapter 2
16 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Chapter 2 the fundamentals of social psychology. Evolution: the idea that species change over time and are descended from common ancestors. Natural selection (charles darwin): explain the process through which evolution occurs. Variability and competition determine which genes are passed along to generations through reproduction. Adaptions: attributes that improve an individual"s prospects for survival and reproduction. Process of evolution been categorized by survival of the fittest. Fittest does not mean strength or aggressiveness: depends on natural environments in which particular organisms reside, creatures adapted for warmth would not be fit in cold environments, you won"t find alligators in alaska. Naturalistic fallacy: bias toward believing that biological adaptions are inherently good or desirable: we assume (incorrectly) that the way things are is how they should be. Our evolved mind/brain is oriented to seek connection and avoid exclusion. People are sensitive to faces, social exclusion and rejection, group membership ad status hierarchies. these capacities help them to get along with one another.
